Fundación Tecnalia Research & Innovation

The invention relates to a system (1) comprising:- a controllable device (11) comprising an actuator;- one or more measuring devices (2, 3, 4) configured to measure parameters of a person when the person is in a space shared with the controllable device, the one or more measuring devices comprising at least one of:• one or more physiological sensors (2),• one or more imaging devices (3) for taking images of the person, and• one or more microphones (4) for measuring voice of the person;- one or more processing devices (6); andwherein:- the one or more measuring devices (2, 3, 4) are communicatively coupled with the one or more processing devices (6) and are configured to send the measurements to the one or more processing devices (6); andwherein the one or more processing devices (6) are configured to process the measurements to generate a signal (12) to actuate the actuator (11) based on the measurements

A process for the chemical separation of a textile blend, the process comprising a) providing a feedstock of a textile blend comprising i) at least two synthetic fibers, or ii) a synthetic fiber and a cellulosic fiber; b) adding an alkyl phosphonium ionic liquid to the feedstock of the textile blend to obtain a mixture, and heating the mixture to selectively dissolve one of the fibers to obtain a fiber component solution and an undissolved fiber; c) separating the undissolved fiber by filtration; and d) treating the fiber component solution with an anti-solvent to obtain a precipitated fiber component; e) and collecting the precipitated fiber component; wherein the alkyl phosphonium ionic liquid is an organic salt of an alkyl phosphonium cation and an anion of an organic or an inorganic acid, the alkyl phosphonium ionic liquid having a Formula (I) P(R¹)₃(R²)⁺ X^-wherein R¹ is a lineal C6-C16 alkyl, R² is a lineal C2-C6 alkyl, and X is the anion. The process can further comprise transforming the fiber components recovered either by filtration or by precipitation into a new fiber and the manufacture of a textile with the new fiber or, alternatively, into a film for packaging and/or wrapping.

The present invention relates to a water-based composition comprising methylcellulose and an antimicrobial natural extract, which is useful and suitable for coating fruits and vegetables having an edible casing, to extend their shelf life and extend the time until perishing. The coating obtained by applying the water-based composition to fruits or vegetables, is edible and does not negatively affect the appearance, flavour and smell of said fruits or vegetables. The invention also refers to a method for obtaining the water-based composition, and the use of the water-based composition for coating fruits and vegetables.

A method of data offloading from an embarkable device (12), comprising: collecting a plurality of data instances provided by sensors and/or telemetry data; for each data instance, determining whether it is a data instance to be offloaded from the embarked device (12) or it is a data instance to be discarded; making (204) a prediction (186) over a certain time horizon of at least one hardware saturation characteristic; given a collection of possible offloading locations (184, I<1>, I<2>, ..., I<N>) and given the prediction (186) over a certain time horizon of at least one hardware saturation characteristic, scheduling (205) at which time and to which offloading location (188), the offloading of the determined data instances should be conducted; offloading the data instances from the embarkable device (12) at the scheduled time and location.

The invention relates to a system for recovering foundry sand comprising: a rotary drum open at its upper base for depositing the sand to be recovered therein, a cover which can adopt an open position for allowing passage through the upper base of the rotary drum, and a closed position for closing passage through said upper base, and means for generating electromagnetic radiation installed on the cover, such that when the cover is arranged closing the upper base of the rotary drum, the electromagnetic radiation generated is directed towards the inside of the rotary drum. This technique for recovering foundry sand based on the use of microwave energy successfully cleans the sand at great speed, preventing CO2 emissions, and with low energy consumption.

The present disclosure relates generally to microspheres comprising decellularized tissue extracellular matrix, at least a natural biopolymer, and at least a crosslinking agent. In some embodiments, the microsphere comprises biological cells and/or at least a biomolecule. Moreover, the present disclosure also relates to the method of generating said microspheres and the uses thereof.

The present invention relates to an apparatus and method of generating and sending a secret key (50), wherein the secret key (50) is homomorphically encrypted and wherein the secret key (50) is further homomorphically operated with a homomorphically encrypted quantum key (58). It is also related to an apparatus and method of relaying a secret key (50) wherein a key management module receives a homomorphic key (53), decrypts it obtaining a homomorphically encrypted first key (57) and then further encrypts it to send it along a next hop. It is also related to an apparatus and method of receiving a homomorphic key which contains a homomorphically encrypted secret key (57) which is decrypted obtaining the secret key (50).

The invention relates to an ingestible device (100) for taking a sample of a target location of a digestive system (200), the target location having pH within a first pH range and pressure within a first pressure range; the device comprising an elastic cover (102) enclosing an inner space (101), the elastic cover comprising an opening (106) for entrance of a sample into the inner space; the device comprising a first additional cover (103) degradable at the first pH range; the first additional cover (103) covering the elastic cover and compressing the elastic cover by applying a pressure on the elastic cover greater than a greatest pressure of the first pressure range so that, upon degradation of the first additional cover (103) in the target location of a digestive system, volume of the inner space (101) increases for forcing a sample to enter the inner space (101) through the opening.

The present invention refers to a method for manufacturing a phosphorylated lignin which is soluble in water at a pH range of 2 to 14. Said method comprises the efficient phosphorylation of lignin preventing the formation of undesired species, which leads to an outstanding water solubility at neutral and acidic conditions, and, preferably, the separation of the water-soluble phosphorylated lignin from the reaction medium, wherein said separation comprises acid precipitation and/or ultrafiltration and drying under specific conditions. The invention also refers to a phosphorylated lignin that is water-soluble at a pH of 2 to 14, preferably obtained by the method of the invention.

A clamp device for clamping a cable (1000) comprising an inner armour comprising a plurality of inner armour wires (1001) and an outer armour comprising a plurality of outer armour wires (1002). The clamp device (1) comprises an upper clamp assembly (11) for clamping the inner armour wires (1001), and a lower clamp assembly (12) for clamping the outer armour wires (1002). The upper clamp assembly (11) is arranged so that it is capable of rotation in relation to the lower clamp assembly (12).